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My latest pair of earrings from @robynjdesigns.bsky.social. Just love these tiny flying geese.

Scrappy star made in a workshop.

Spent my morning in a Sew Squad workshop learning to make a scrappy star with @libselliott.com. I had so much fun digging through my scraps.

The fact that they were using Signal to avoid FOIA requests needs to be talked about more.

What else are they hiding?

Michigan libraries prepare for impact as Trump moves to eliminate federal library agency There are nearly 1,300 libraries across the state of Michigan. Last year, they received almost $4.8 million from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Local libraries are a haven for Michiganders from all walks of life. But to Trump, they're just one more thing to slash and burn so he can justify handing a $4.5 trillion tax break to his pals like Elon Musk. This doesn't make America great.

Block one of Lib Elliot's Sew Squad Sampler.

Block one of my 2025 Sew Squad Sampler BOM.
#quiltsky

Dragonfly in flight with a very blurry pond lily background.

One of my favorite photos.

The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency.

Trump is slashing another 1,000 jobs at NOAA.

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.

A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. 

Again, this isn't about efficiency.

Block 2 Aquarius

Second block of the Starry Signs BOM from @wholecirclestudio.bsky.social.
#quiltysky #starrysignsbom

AARP Urges Outreach to Congress to Protect Social Security Older Americans continue to raise concerns about payments, customer service

AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇

I deleted the app from my phone, anything that I use to purchase there I'm finding at other smaller and local retailers.

Have you realized yet that We The People need to get off our asses and Protest loudly in huge numbers and economically boycott.

No amount of doom scrolling is going to save us.

Protesting gets attention by those who are sticking their heads in the sand.

I hope I see you out there. 💙

Mini paper pieces hexagon earrings.

I am in love with my tiny paper pieced earrings. Pattern and wood cutouts from @robynjdesigns.bsky.social.
#quiltsky

‘Irresponsible and reckless:’ Warren demands RFK Jr. clarify vaccine stance amid deadly measles outbreak | CNN In the 18 days since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, his department has postponed or canceled two major vaccine advisory c...

RFK's reckless stance on vaccines puts lives in danger.

I’m asking him a simple question: will he change course and encourage parents to vaccinate their kids against measles — yes or no?

A child in Texas died from measles, the first death in a decade. It should be an easy yes.

Dear Hakeem Jeffries,
No one cares about decorum when the other side is demolishing our economy and our democracy. Read the damn room.
Sincerely,
Every blue voter with a functioning brain and an actual spine.

Quilted Trucker Hat. Pattern from Rose City Designs. Cut out with his Accuquilt die.

Finished my first trucker hat. I've been rage sewing a lot lately. It helps me to process. Pattern from Rose City Designs. I used the Accuquilt die designed by Rose City Designs to cut out the pieces.
#quiltsky

Rage sewing is how I am surviving at the moment.

ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?

www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Are people finally waking up?

The real fight isn’t about bathrooms or drag queens—it’s about who holds power & at whose expense. Culture war is just a distraction, keeping working people too busy fighting each other rather than noticing who’s actually robbing us blind: billionaires—not each other!

Thank you!

My Alison Glass Jelly Roll Rug.

Making my jelly roll rug.

My dogs new favorite spot in my sewing room, on my jelly roll rug.

The last two weekends, I spent making my first jelly roll rug. I love my bright rug. I used an old Alison Glass jelly roll.
#quiltsky #sewsky

Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

A cold but fun night cheering on the UP 200 and Midnight Run teams!

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

So tired of this idea that billionaires are our "betters" whose opinion is super important because they have a lot of money. It's bullshit. They're mostly greedy sociopaths who have no problem destroying people who get in their way. That doesn't make your opinion one to be valued, in my opinion.

First block from Starry Signs BOM - Capricorn

Finished up block one of the Starry Signs BOM from @wholecirclestudio.bsky.social.
#quiltsky #starrysigns

Bowl Me Over 2.0 from byAnnie patterns. Sewed up with a flamingo fabric on a navy background. Front view sitting on the floor.

Inside view of the Bowl Me Over 2.0.

Front view of the bag hanging up.

Back view of the bag hanging up.

Feels great to have this project finished. Bowl Me Over 2.0 from byAnnie patterns. Onto the next project.
#sewsky #quiltsky #bagmaking

Next project on the deck. Bowl Me Over 2.0. Made with a flamingo fabric with a navy background.

My next project. January has been all about finishing projects that have just been sitting around. Only a few more long overdue projects to go.
#quiltsky #sewsky #bagmaking

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